The stampede to acclaim the 2026 version as ‘the greatest’ Six Nations of all raises a pertinent question over the collective amnesia of those subscribing to such a view from Tipperary to Tblisi via Treviso and a multitude of points in between.

Have they all forgotten 2015? Some can be forgiven because we live in an age when historical perspective tends to be given short shrift, when broadcasters puff up what you are about to witness as potentially the greatest of matches, but only until the following week, when the next one is likely to be greater still.
The championship has never lost its l...